Deciding How To Tweet

By now, just about everyone has heard of the social networking site Twitter, and chances are you know people using it, even if you’re not yet using it yourself. If you’re not yet participating, and need some guidance on how to best use Twitter to help promote your small business, check out these resources for some help.

Which Type of Twitter Account Should You Create
This extremely informative Blog post--from Lisa Barone on the Small Business Trends site--provides an overview of the types of Twitter accounts you can create, and the pros and cons of each. Examples of each account type are provided, so you can check them out and then decide how you want to represent yourself and your business.

20 Must Read Beginner Twitter Tips for Small Business Owners
This post on the TwiTip blog, provides help and tip for using Twitter, aimed at the small business owner who “just doesn’t get it” yet.

Using Twitter to Market Your Small Business
If you’d rather watch and listen than read, try this clip from Fox News Small Business Channel. This short video provides comments from several small business marketing experts for how to leverage Twitter to promote your business.

Once you have an account, check out the Top Twitter Tools & Resources page on the Web Digest for Marketers website, for brief reviews and links to 17 twitter tools recommended by the editors.